Sunday, January 29, 2023

My Rebels


Speaking of trees, planted these darlings from berries I'd gotten from Perryville Battlefield. That was some time ago, maybe thirteen years. Perry is blue, and Ken is green. Ron had saved them one year when they were still quite small and buried in the snow. They're junipers, and I now realize the neighboring golf course is loaded with them, so they obviously like the area. Other trees I'd planted from seeds in the past that took were hazel and maple. I have no luck with fruit trees, but I keep trying. 

From The Apple Orchard

  One   My father, Samuel Townsend, moved to Oyster Bay in 1750 along with my mother, Sarah, and my older brothers, Solomon and Sam. Pappy w...